Notеs on transcriptions1. The symbol x stands for a Scottish sound "ch", Spanish "j", or German Ach-Laut.2. The symbol c denotes a German sound z; in English it may be spelt as tz or ts.3. The word חשובֿ originates from Hebrew and is so spelt historically, rather than phonetically. In the initial form its first vowel sounds [o], whereas in the Comparative and Superlative forms it turns into [e].
См. такжетему ГЕОГРАФИЯ, происхождение на идиш.